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The worst that the
holidays have to offer

» The 13 pains of Christmas

Cazzy Lewchuk
Staff Writer

is a joyous time of year. It’s a time for giving,

sentiment, togetherness, and celebration. However, :

: 6) Gift obligations. Christmas is

: atime to spend with family, and pretty

: soon youre obliged to get a gift for 10 or 20
: people who you don’t know well and will

: not see for another year. It’s expensive,

: annoying, and usually awkward anyway.

there are some factors that come around this time
of year that make December not so jolly after all.

It can be fun to
pick out a gift for a loved one, but there are so
many people that it’s more like a stampede than
a shopping mall. And Christmas shoppers aren’t
exactly laid-back, considerate consumers.

12) Fruitcake. Every year, the rock with
pieces of vague fruit-like cubes appears in our
homes somehow. It makes an excellent door-
stopper, but it should never be considered edible.

Maybe youre caught
under it with an ex, your cousin, or your
boss. Whatever the conundrum, forced
kissing is a weird and stupid holiday trap.
It’s usually infested with nargles, anyway.

10) Exams before festivities. Your
classes are over, you're working more than
ever—but you've still got to take several arbitrary
two-hour tests worth 30 per cent of your grade.

Teach children about

surveillance states at an early age this holiday

: season with a creepy monstrosity that seems

Fe: most of us, December and the holiday season : to move on its own. Big Santa is watching.

All I want for Christmas

: is for her original holiday composition to

: vanish back to Hell where it came from. In

: fact, let’s extend that to any original modern
: holiday song. “Last Christmas” indeed.

: 4) Religious guilt. Christmas is by
: definition a religious/spiritual occasion,

: but debates about the “Christ in Christmas”
: or lectures about what we choose to

: believe or not believe come out in crowds

: this year. It’s no fun for anyone.

: Yes, they all suck. Even the good ones
: suck—plot, depth, and entertainment
: are all sacrificed for a holiday theme.

: 2) Being called “The Grinch”

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directly in customer service or on a different : or ocrooge for complaining - ——
person interaction level, everyone is busy and : about the season. This one should « in

stressed at their jobs during the holidays.
The client and employee, whichever you
may be, are both tired and just want to go
home—but alas, the holiday duties call.

8) Christmas sweaters. Nothing
like spending $50 for an intentionally ugly
sweater that you'll wear once. Nobody
likes those types of parties. Nobody likes
the designs. Plus, they’re so itchy.

: be self-explanatory, and admit it—you were
: thinking it when your read the title of this list.

Don't pretend you enjoy this

: monstrosity—you enjoy the rum mixed in. It’s
: like really thin pancake batter that you drink.
: They only sell it once a year because it takes

; 12 months to forget how awful it tastes.